15 years after Hurricane Katrina, this nonprofit is still helping New Orleans rebuild
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New Orleans Hurricane Katrina rampaged New Orleans on August 29, 2005, when dozens of levees failed, leaving vast swaths of the city swamped, homes damaged and lives uprooted. Fifteen years later, the Crescent City's most vulnerable still struggle. But for the past decade and a half, the national nonprofit Rebuilding Together has helped families recover, making critical repairs to 1,750 homes there. Repairing homes, revitalizing communitiesRebuilding Together was born out of necessity in Midland, Texas, after a small group of residents saw a growing need in their community.
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